That was an awesome day. Headgaskets are now demystified! Can't wait to hear how things go once you get the rad installed and the car running.
Sent from my iPhone On May 12, 2013, at 7:50 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > HEAD GASKET > Need I say more? > > Of course I do. > Yesterday Fred, Dwight, Dimitri and I managed to get a head gasket into my > '78 240D. I started pulling parts at about 7:30am (radiator, shroud, hoses, > etc) and ended with Fred and I starting the engine at 10:30pm so I could back > the nose out of the garage so I could shut the door for the night. > > Interestingly we only needed one trip out which was actually just for a tap > to chase the threads in one head bolt hole. > > Theres loads of pictures and even some video. I'll get them up on Photobucket > over the next couple days. > > I'm surprised that I can move pretty well today. If I can find time among > mother's day duties I'll get the radiator reinstalled and get some coolant in > there so I can prove that this repair actually fixed the problem... > > -Curt > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
